Liza van der Most
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Full name | Liza Estefany van der Most[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 8 October 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Bogotá, Colombia[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Defender | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Utrecht | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
–2008 | VV Papendrecht | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2008–2012 | SteDoCo | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2011–2012 | SteDoCo | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2012–2023 | Ajax | 171 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2023– | Utrecht | 12 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2014–2019 | Netherlands | 15 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:52, 17 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 March 2018 |
Liza Estefany van der Most (born 8 October 1993) is a Dutch footballer who plays as defender for Utrecht in the Eredivisie and the Netherlands women's national football team.
Club career
[edit]Ajax
[edit]As youth player, she played at VV Papendrecht before she joined the girl's academic of SteDoCo at the age of 11. In September 2008 she earned a spot in the KNVB Talent team.[3] In July 2012 she was transferred to Ajax. She made her professional debut on 24 August 2012 in the match against SC Heerenveen.[4] She scored her first league goal against Heerenveen on 3 February 2017, scoring in the 67th minute.[5] In March 2019, van der Most overtook Desiree van Lunteren's 166 game record by making her 167th appearance.[6] In February 2020, van der Most suffered an knee injury that kept her out for a year.[7] On 9 July 2021, it was announced that van der Most and Eshly Bakker had extended their contracts, with van der Most signing a contract until 2023.[8]
Van der Most left Ajax in May 2023, having played in Ajax's first official match and having made 216 appearances for the club.[9]
Utrecht
[edit]On May 23, 2023, van der Most was announced at Utrecht.[10] She made her league debut against Feyenoord on 10 September 2023.[11]
International career
[edit]She made her international debut on 20 August 2014 against Brazil.[12]
She was part of the Dutch team which won the UEFA Women's Euro 2017.[13] After the tournament, the whole team was honoured by the Prime Minister Mark Rutte and Minister of Sport Edith Schippers and made Knights of the Order of Orange-Nassau.[14]
Personal life
[edit]Van der Most was born in Colombia. She was adopted by a family in Papendrecht when she was seven months old.[15]
Honours
[edit]- Ajax
- Eredivisie: 2016–17, 2022–23
- KNVB Women's Cup: 2013–14, 2016–17
- Netherlands
- FIFA Women's World Cup runner-up: 2019[16]
- UEFA European Women's Championship: 2017
- Algarve Cup: 2018[17]
- Individual
References
[edit]- ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019 – List of Players: Netherlands" (PDF). FIFA. 27 May 2019. p. 15. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
- ^ Buddenberg, Fred (28 June 2019). "'Racisme is er bijna niet meer in voetbal'". Trouw (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 February 2020.
- ^ "DROOMTRANSFER VOOR PAPENDRECHTSE LIZA VAN DER MOST (18): VAN STEDOCO NAAR AJAX". janvolwerk.com (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 30 July 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
- ^ "Ajax vs SC Heerenveen - 24 August 2012". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Heerenveen vs Ajax - 3 February 2017". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Van der Most gaat recordboeken in met invalbeurt tegen ADO Den Haag". www.vrouwenvoetbalnieuws.nl (in Dutch).
- ^ "Liza van der Most Wat ik over mijzelf leerde in een jaar zonder voetbal". www.ajax.nl (in Dutch).
- ^ "Van der Most en Bakker langer bij Ajax Vrouwen". www.ajax.nl (in Dutch).
- ^ "'Miss Ajax', vanaf moment één erbij". www.ajax.nl (in Dutch).
- ^ "International Liza van der Most naar FC Utrecht Vrouwen". www.fcutrecht.nl (in Dutch).
- ^ "Utrecht vs Feyenoord - 10 September 2023". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Profile". onsoranje.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 24 December 2017.
- ^ "Wiegman kiest Oranjeselectie voor WEURO 2017". onsoranje.nl (in Dutch). 14 June 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
- ^ "Voetbalsters Oranje geridderd in Den Haag (in Dutch)". NOS.nl.
- ^ "Voetbaltalent Liza van der Most" (PDF) (in Dutch). Topsport Amsterdam. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-02-06.
- ^ "Dutch women downhearted but have makings of future champions". The Guardian. 7 July 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
- ^ "Finale Algarve Cup tussen Oranjevrouwen en Zweden afgelast" (in Dutch). nu.nl. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
External links
[edit]- Liza van der Most at Soccerway
- Liza van der Most at WorldFootball.net
- Profile at onsoranje.nl (in Dutch)
- 1993 births
- Living people
- Dutch women's footballers
- Netherlands women's international footballers
- Eredivisie (women) players
- AFC Ajax (women) players
- Women's association football defenders
- UEFA Women's Championship-winning players
- Knights of the Order of Orange-Nassau
- 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup players
- Dutch adoptees
- Dutch people of Colombian descent
- People from Papendrecht
- Footballers from Bogotá
- Colombian emigrants to the Netherlands
- Naturalised citizens of the Netherlands
- Footballers from South Holland
- UEFA Women's Euro 2017 players
- Association football people awarded knighthoods